New lawyers sought in voter ID fight
The lawsuit was brought by the liberal groups One Wisconsin Institute and Citizen Action of Wisconsin Education Fund. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
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Former Miss Wis. Rapids fights for voter rights
A complaint by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute has asked Judge Peterson to suspend the voter ID law in Wisconsin because of the irregularities. [Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune]
Latest court challenge to Wisconsin Voter ID
Judge Peterson will hold a hearing Wednesday to consider a filing by One Wisconsin [Institute], which seeks to invalidate Wisconsin’s voter ID law completely. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Group that backed upping gas tax rips Democrat for same view
"WMC is attacking a Democrat for supporting the same policy that they do, and that his opponent does," said Scot Ross of liberal group One Wisconsin Now. [Associated Press]
Wisconsin early voting stronger in Democratic counties
One Wisconsin [Institute] has pushed for expanding early voting in Green Bay and other cities, including Kenosha and Racine. [Associated Press]
WEAC: New style of vouchers ‘back-door scheme’ to defund public schools
Scot Ross [said] Republican lawmakers “are willing to sell out our public schools” in exchange for campaign donations from pro-voucher supporters. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Courts Will Again Decide the Future of Voter ID in Wisconsin
When One Wisconsin Institute caught wind of the news, it filed suit, asking Judge Peterson to suspend the state’s voter ID law for the November election. [WUWM-FM]
Wisconsin DOJ says state is doing enough to address concerns with voter ID process
Brad Schimel is asking Judge James Peterson to deny a request filed last week by One Wisconsin Institute to suspend the state's voter ID law. [Capital Times]
In Madison, Elizabeth Warren calls Trump a ‘sleazeball,’ urges early voting for Clinton, Feingold
One Wisconsin Institute, a plaintiff in the lawsuit, is now asking Peterson to suspend the state's voter ID law for the November election, based on reports that inaccurate information was given by Division of Motor Vehicles employees to would-be voters. [Capital Times]
Wis. officials acknowledge DMV made mistakes about voter ID rules
Since then, liberal group One Wisconsin Institute has asked Peterson to invalidate the entire voter ID law. [CBS News]
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Trump to join Ryan, Walker at weekend festival in Wisconsin
"It's telling that it took until the second weekend of October for the state's leading Republicans to be dragged onto a stage in Wisconsin to been seen with the party's presidential nominee." [Associated Press]
Hearing scheduled in voter ID suit
One Wisconsin Institute says, state DMV centers gave out wrong or incomplete information about how to apply for photo ID cards. [WGBA-TV]
Citing ‘rampant problems in implementation,’ One Wisconsin Institute seeks suspension of Voter ID Law
One Wisconsin Institute asked a federal court Tuesday to suspend Wisconsin’s Voter ID Law, citing “rampant problems in implementation” of the law. [WEAC]
DOT brass defend voter ID process amid reports DMVs gave false info
Transcripts of the recordings were entered into evidence Tuesday in a federal court challenge to the voter ID law brought by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute. [Wisconsin State Journal]
A 90-Year-Old Woman Who’s Voted Since 1948 Was Disenfranchised by Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law
Yesterday, the voting-rights group One Wisconsin [Institute] filed a new brief asking Peterson to block the law before the November election. [The Nation]
DMV retraining workers on voter ID
James Peterson, who in July found a host of Wisconsin's election laws violate voting rights. The lawsuit was brought by the liberal groups One Wisconsin [Institute] and Citizen Action Education Fund. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Judge schedules hearing on claims about Wisconsin DMV
U.S. District Judge James Peterson has scheduled a hearing for October 12th to consider a motion filed this week by the One Wisconsin Institute. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Federal judge to consider request to suspend Wisconsin’s voter ID law next week
U.S. District Judge James Peterson has scheduled a hearing for Oct. 12 to consider a motion filed late Tuesday by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute. [Capital Times]
Federal judge will consider temporary ban on state voter ID law
One Wisconsin Institute filed a motion last night asking the state to suspend the voter ID law, which requires voters to present a photo ID. [WMTV-TV]
Experts Say Judge ‘Unlikely’ To Change Voter ID Law This Close To Election
Attorneys for the liberal One Wisconsin Institute, the group leading the lawsuit, have seized on the recordings as further proof that the voter ID law is flawed. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Report: 7 Wisconsin DMVs gave false voter ID info
Some of the remarks captured in the recordings contradict Peterson’s July court order, issued in response to a legal challenge to the voter ID law by the liberal group One Wisconsin Institute. [Wisconsin State Journal]
Wisconsin DMV administrators say voter ID process is ‘sound,’ workers being retrained
The state is in violation of a federal court order ... the legislature ought to return and immediately suspend the voter ID law. [Capital Times]
Group asks federal court to block Wisconsin voter ID law
The motion from One Wisconsin Institute argued that the state is "nowhere close" to being in compliance with a federal court order detailing how the law should be administered. [Associated Press]
Ron Johnson concerned about citizenship ‘rush,’ Russian ‘meddling’ before election
Scot Ross, executive director of the liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Now, said Johnson was "channeling his inner Donald Trump" with those comments. [Capital Times]
Mike Browne: What Sen. Fitzgerald knew
The public interest demands the truth be exposed and the public officials involved in these affairs be held to account for their actions. [Capital Times]
City gives free bus rides to early UWGB voters
State Rep. Eric Genrich, D-Green Bay, and liberal advocacy group One Wisconsin Institute are pushing back against the city. [Green Bay Press-Gazette]
Judge orders investigation into allegations of DMV non-compliance in Voter ID case
Under Judge Peterson's original ruling on the case filed by One Wisconsin Institute, the State of Wisconsin must issue a receipt to any person who enters the IDPP process. [WKOW-TV]
Judge orders DMV to investigate voter ID incident
In ruling on a lawsuit brought by One Wisconsin Institute... Peterson in July found the state’s process for providing IDs to people who don’t have birth certificates violates voting rights. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Judge orders Wisconsin DMV to investigate reports of false voter ID information
Gov. Walker and the legislature must convene immediately to put the unconstitutional voter ID law on hold for this election. [Capital Times]
Steve Lund: You can’t cut costs without objections
Scot Ross of the liberal group One Wisconsin Now, described it as a stunt ... He said the governor was basically telling student borrowers to “call a bank.” [Kenosha News]
Gov. Walker Announces Expanded Eligibility for Refinancing Student Loans
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross spoke to media following Gov. Scott Walker's news conference. [Wisconsin Eye]
Gov. Walker touts expansion of student lending
Scot Ross said he didn't believe these steps would be enough to address the growing burden of student loan debt in the state. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
UW Credit Union expands eligibility to all college students
One Wisconsin Now told reporters the expansion likely won't help anyone because students and recent graduates typically lack collateral and a credit history. [Associated Press]
Devil’s Advocates Radio: September 27, 2016
Mike and Dom talk with Scot Ross, One Wisconsin Now, about voter rights on the Devil's Advocates Radio Network. [WXXM-FM]
UW Credit Union Ups Membership Criteria
The effort drew criticism from Scot Ross with One Wisconsin Now, a liberal advocacy group that has been a strong proponent for reforms in the student loan system. [Wisconsin Radio Network]
Walker Touts ‘Private Sector Solutions’ To Student Debt
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, a liberal advocacy group heavily involved in the student debt issues, called the new initiative "useless." [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Gov. Walker looks to private sector for student loan refinancing initiative
With 70 percent of our graduates having student debt - and his answer is a website and go to a bank - as offensive as it is useless. [WKOW-TV]
As voting begins, a look back at the fight over Wisconsin’s voter ID law
A group of plaintiffs led by the liberal One Wisconsin Institute file a new lawsuit in Western District Court that casts a wider net than anything that came before it. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Visualizing Wisconsin’s Voter ID Lawsuits So Far
The future of Act 23 is in the hands of federal appellate and circuit court judges in Frank v. Walker and One Wisconsin Institute v. Nichol. [WisContext]
John Nichols: The fight for voting rights is not finished
Ari Berman will be at Madison’s Goodman Community for free event cosponsored by the Center for Media and Democracy and the Wisconsin Book Festival, as well as... One Wisconsin Institute. [Capital Times]
Six months after Wisconsin student loan debt specialist appointed, website set to launch
One Wisconsin Now questioned why Weiss hasn't been more visible, noting DFI's website doesn't appear to offer any contact information. [Capital Times]
UWGB students urge city to fix voting logjam
One Wisconsin Institute, which filed the lawsuit to end the restrictions, joined UWGB students in calling for expanded early voting in Green Bay. [Green Bay Press-Gazette]
MU Poll: Feingold leads Johnson in Senate race
Scot Ross, of the liberal One Wisconsin Now, objected strenuously to the inclusion of the questions in the poll. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Tammy Baldwin urges Senate to fill 7th Circuit judicial vacancy
The Democratic senator was joined on the call by One Wisconsin Now research director Jenni Dye and Legal Progress vice president Michele Jawando. [Capital Times]
UNSPUN: September 17, 2016
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Harsdorf campaign dismisses pay-for-play allegations as ‘outrageous’
One Wisconsin Now said Wisconsin Club for Growth spent attack money on Harsdorf’s recall opponent. [River Falls Journal]
Early voting kicks off Sept. 26 in Superior
The One Wisconsin Institute decision removed two limitations on in-person early voting. [Superior Telegram]
Judge orders state officials to report on efforts to educate public on voter ID options
Judge James Peterson held a telephone conference Monday afternoon after a request from liberal group One Wisconsin Institute. [WISC-TV]
One Wisconsin Institute Urging Green Bay City Clerk To Expand Early Voting Hours, Polling Places
Analiese Eicher, program director at One Wisconsin Institute, a nonprofit focusing on voting rights, said the goal is to have expanded voting hours. [Wisconsin Public Radio]